The Happy Camper

5.2 stars.

I decided to queue this up as I sat down for a late breakfast. The question quickly emerged: what am I watching? This movie is absolutely nothing original or fun whatsoever. The acting is okay, that's all. But I can think of a thousand different ways to utilize these poor actors than to settle for something as un-entertaining as 'The Happy Camper'. To be honest, I only got through the first 45 minutes, then fast forwarded to the final 15, just to say I watched half of it. It's just not normal for a woman of her talents to be so interested and excited about renovating a dilapidated old camper. This movie is dangerous, because it doesn't warn of the toxic chemicals and materials used to manufacture these trailers. She is ripping it apart, not wearing a hazmat suit? I'm not kidding, the materials will kill you. That was enough for me to shut this puppy down and move on.

I enjoyed this. The camper competition was a little strange, but the leads were good. The normal misunderstandings were handled with much more honesty than drama. This is unusual with such movies. The camper was cute, but the sudden appearance of a competition was a little much. Just put in your normal small town fair and it would have done the same thing. The beginning never made sense to me. Brandon acted as if he were running from the law and had to leave town before anyone could find him. The mother's ploy to bring Dillon home to keep her grandpa from eating corndogs was a little ridiculous also. Need a little better writing. But I did like it.